Department profile

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Sheffield Township Fire Department

Lorain, OH · Lorain County. Sheffield Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 26 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sheffield Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
-13%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$497,317
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Sheffield Township Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity F
13 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
26 personnel · 2 stations

Sheffield Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lorain, OH (Lorain County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,872 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $497,317.

  • National personnel rank #12,872 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #771 of 1,108
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Lorain County

Sheffield Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

26 Top 57% higher than 43% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 47131 · Sheffield Township Fire Department, OH 26 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,872
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Manila
  • FEMA-LIGHT $497K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Manila Fire Department, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OH department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lorain, OH
FDID
47131

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11830 $178,732.38
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0460 $318,585

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Sheffield Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #771 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,872 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 13% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Sheffield Township Fire Department is 3.7% of Lorain County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 700 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Manila Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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Elyria Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every OH department.

Manila Fire Department, AR 26 Leola Fire Department, SD 26 Schenectady International Incorporated Fire Brigade, NY 26 Garvin Rural Volunteer Fire Department, OK 26 Frankton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 26 Pipe Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 26 Second District Volunteer Fire Department, TN 26 Shady Valley Volunteer Fire Department, TN 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sheffield Township Fire Department have?

Sheffield Township Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,872 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #771 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Sheffield Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Sheffield Township Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sheffield Township Fire Department operate?

Sheffield Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sheffield Township Fire Department?

Sheffield Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lorain County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sheffield Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sheffield Township Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $497,317.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in Ohio?

Ohio has 1,501 fire departments with 44,930 total personnel. 62% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.